Planning application
4 Owls Close Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4PL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
X2 Mature Ash (back garden and encroaching from Railway land) - Sympathetic 2m crown reduction to growth points, where possible, on the western crown of the trees. These self-set trees are now semi-mature specimens. They have not been managed for over 10 years and are now causing considerable shading and are increasingly dominant. Nothing is growing in the garden underneath, and the limbs are becoming overextended.The aim of the works is to ease loading and therefore reduce the risk of failure into the garden and seating area, and to improve light below.
As published by the council, reference 26/0753/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0753/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Whittlesford
- Parish
- Whittlesford CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB22 4PL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Shelford Tree Service Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2020 · Cambridge
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6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- 2X MATURE ASH TREES
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 1 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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